In placing a focus on the fundamentals - as well as keeping this to current generation consoles, unlike Sniper Elite 3, so that compromises aren't so commonplace - Rebellion has been able to tease out all the potential that's been bubbling under the surface for so long. Sniper Elite 4 doesn't deviate from the formula laid out by its predecessor, nor does it make any profound additions, but that's all for the best. The end result of the quickfire iteration that comes from a series that's seen five games since 2012 is Sniper Elite 4.
When Rebellion's been able to work on its own terms the results have often fared much better, as with the recent self-published Sniper Elite series knockabout action stealth games with delicious period WW2 trappings, they've quickly risen from guilty pleasure to something much more commendable.
